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The recent speeches made by Brad Duguid make me cringe. I think he is the last person in Ontario to realize that “reliable green energy” is an oxymoron. Wind and solar are inherently unreliable. He makes himself look foolish by making such inane statements.

One thing that ratepayers really need to know is how much of this ‘green’ wind energy ends up as an export loss. This subject has come up on some other blogs, and if their figures are correct, a very significant percentage of the wind energy produced in Ontario is sold at a loss to the US, as it is produced at night when the power is not needed. If people were aware that they are subsidizing cheap power to other jurisdictions, I don’t think they’d be very happy.

With each rising hydro bill, the people are beginning to understand something is not right with energy policy in this province. If the opposition plays it right, McGuinty is going to get clobbered. Unfortunately, once all this green power has been procured there will be little a new government can do to unwind it. Basically, we’re screwed.

I attended the Picton Symposium on Wind Turbine Noise and was fortunate enough to see a lecture by Ross McKitrick PhD entitled “Coal Kills: Where Are The Bodies?” Dr. McKitrick really put the cat among the pigeons when he stated that the Ontario government knew early on that shutting the coal plants would not make a significant improvement in the air quality. Despite having this information, they stifled the report and claimed otherwise. This is a must-read presentation. Look carefully at the DSS consulting studies.